Fleas, Late, and I'm Not Qualified For This

Date: 10/31/2022

Fleas. I was combing Badger (dog), and there were so many fleas. Really fat, too. Like, their butts were so full of eggs they were white and distended. I remember taking a tweezer or something and pushing one of their butts up against the edge of the flea comb and just - so many eggs. I’m not sure why but I had a rectangular, semi-opaque plastic container without a lid full of water. I’m putting the eggs and dead fleas in the water. I am pretty sure I know where this one came from. We are having an issue with fleas on Badger, but the egg thing came from a tick I saw on social media with also a ton of eggs. It was titled, “Forbidden Caviar”. Ugh. Late. Then I had a dream that I have a lot. I was at Gran’s house. I can’t remember exactly what it was that I was doing, but at some point I checked my watch and I found that it was like, 1:34pm and a work day. I have it a lot where it’s an accidental no-call-no-show and it’s really too late to go in due to the 30 minute drive. The house was pretty spot on with reality, though the lighting might have been weird. It was a little dark. Bright in the living room, but dim in the dining room and the kitchen. I think I was about to put my jacket up somewhere and grab coffee.  I’m Not Qualified For This. I’ve had a couple dreams like this but, in this case, I think it was Eric Clapton? I somehow ended up on stage with my bass, intending to play (voluntold) but having no idea what to play. I don’t know the bass well at all. The wall behind the stage was basically a wall of soundboards and mixers. It was actually pretty cool - the backlight was orange and there were a lot of blue indicator lights. I asked where I should plug in and they were like - wherever. A nice lady whose face I can’t remember confirms one is good and I plug in. She definitely looked like event staff. I remembered to hold my bass with the strings muted because I did not want to draw attention to myself. At one point the music starts. I don’t remember any of the music either but I very quietly plucked some strings. I just stayed on one note until it didn’t sound right and switched to another. There were a couple points where I was in the right spot for the note and a few where it was dissonante - and not in a good way. It didn’t last very long. It ended and everyone cleared out. Though it looked like a big show at first, I realized that it was more like a school auditorium. 

AI generated interpretation This dream seems to be about feeling inadequate or out of your depth in a situation. It could be related to your current work situation, where you feel like you don't have the knowledge or skills to be successful. The fleas represent the stress and anxiety of the situation, while the dream of being late to work reflects your fear of not meeting expectations or deadlines. The dream with Eric Clapton could be a metaphor for feeling like you are in over your head, unable to measure up to the level of excellence of the people around you. The dream may be trying to tell you to take a step back and reassess your current situation, and to remember that you are capable of achieving your goals.